Agenda
The agenda for the in-person event taking place on the 23-24 May 2023 at the Novotel Hotel, London West.
Monday 22 May
18:00 – 19:00
Welcome drinks for SCF Members Only
Champagne suite
Tuesday 23 May
State of the industry keynotes
09:00–09:15
Welcome to SCWS
Mark Reudink, Chair, Small Cell Forum
09:15–09:35
SCF Industry Awards shortlist
Caroline Gabriel, Chair of Judges
09:35–10:05
SCWS keynote panel – Ensuring long-term sustainable wireless infrastructure
Richard Mackenzie, Distinguished Engineer in Wireless Networks at BT, Co-chair RAN Intelligence & Automation (RIA) at Telecom Infra Project
Vijay Sodiwala, Commercial and Business Development Director of Indoor Networks, Wireless Infrastructure Group
Jack Nasielski, Senior Director, Technical Standards, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Moderated by Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, Small Cell Forum
Session one: Generating value on the roadmap to 2030
10:05–10:35
Session keynote: The roadmap to 2030
Peter Claydon, President, Picocom
10:35–10:55
Resetting the connectivity landscape
Anthony Magee, Senior Director Business Development, Adtran
10:55–11:20
Coffee and morning break
11:20–11:40
From non-standalone 5G to 5G standalone – the evolution of the core network
David O’Byrne, Senior Business Development Manager, Druid
11:40–12:00
The future of the RAN
Dr Doug Pulley, Chief Solutions Architect, Picocom
12:00–12:20
Role of small network models for sustainability
Ian Newbury, Director of Business Development Mobile, BT Wholesale
12:20–12:50
Panel: Monetising an iterative roadmap to next generation connectivity
Nick Wiggin, Head of Partnerships, Freshwave
Ali Akhtar, Head of Acquisition and Contracts, BT Wholesale
Abel Mayal, SVP Technology and Marketing, Airspan
Moderated by Dean Bubley, Director, Disruptive Analysis
11:00–13.00
Invitation only roundtable: Globalising the JOTS infrastructure sharing model
Roundtable to consider whether there’s an opportunity for non-UK operators and neutral hosts to benefit from the hard work expended by their UK counterparts by using the UK JOTS specifications to develop a universal template that provides baseline specs that can be adapted for individual markets.
Open to all MNOs and neutral hosts but places strictly limited. Please contact serena@smallcellforum.org if you would like to attend.
12:50–13:40
Lunch break and networking
Sponsored by Picocom
Session two: Sharing models for digital transformation of enterprise and cities
13:40–14:10
Session keynote: How neutral host & MNO partnership enables digital transformation
Tom Bennett, CTO, Freshwave
14:10–14:30
Future-proofing mission-critical connectivity infrastructure
Graham Pollitt, IT Infrastructure Director, Manchester Airport
14:30–14:50
Maximising socio-economic benefits of large infrastructure projects; operational challenges of smart city infrastructure; evolving business & partnership models for large infra projects
Andrew Conway, Director of Solutions & Innovation, BAI Communications UK and Ireland (soon to be Boldyn Networks)
14:50–15:10
Small Cell Deployment – What happens when the technology and the real world meet
Chris Stratton, Company Director and Chair of RICS Telecom Expert Working Group
Carlos Pierce, NCA, Co-founder and Chair of the National Connectivity Alliance (NCA)
15:10–15:40
Panel: Requirements for large-scale, future-proof connectivity
Graham Pollitt, IT Infrastructure Director, Manchester Airport
Chris Stratton, Company Director and Chair of RICS Telecom Expert Working Group
Paul Senior, Chairman, Dense Air
Craig Walton, Chief Digital Officer, Tees Valley Combined Authority
Carlos Pierce, NCA, Co-founder and Chair of the National Connectivity Alliance (NCA)
Moderated by Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, Small Cell Forum
15:40–16:05
Coffee break and networking
Session three: IT platforms for scalable models for private networks
16:05–16:35
Session keynote: 5G Private Networks – moving to deployments at scale
George Tsirtsis, Senior Director, Technology, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
16:35–16:55
Private network evolution
Graham Payne, Executive Chairman, Freshwave
16:55–17:15
Building Private Networks That Work: Lessons Learned and Tips for Success
Abel Mayal, SVP Technology and Marketing, Airspan
19:00–22:00
SCF Industry Awards and Gala Dinner
Wednesday 24 May
Session four: Architectures, splits and options
09:00–09:20
Into Mainstream – Making Small Cell Deployments Take Off
Neil Winrow, VP Sales & Business Development, EdgeQ Inc
09:20–09:40
Getting real about vRAN
Ganesh Shenbagaraman, Head of Standards, Regulatory Affairs and Ecosystems, Radisys
09:40–10:00
Optimised O-RAN Fronthaul: Why Split 6 is always the answer
Paul Senior, Chairman, Dense Air
10:00–10:20
Taking mmWave to the next phase
Philippe Poggianti, Vice President, Business Development, Qualcomm France S.A.R.L.
10:20–10:50
Panel: A use case driven roadmap for Open RAN
Vicky Messer, VP of Product Management, Picocom
Andrei Radulescu Senior Staff, Engineer, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Prof Robert Maunder, Founder and CTO, AccelerComm
Ganesh Shenbagaraman, Head of Standards, Regulatory Affairs and Ecosystems, Radisys
Martin Whitcroft, Senior Director, Small Cells, Mavenir
Vikas Dixit, Assistant Vice President, Jio
Moderated by Prabhakar Chitrapu, Vice Chair, Small Cell Forum
10:50–11:20
Coffee and morning break
Sponsored by CommScope
Session five: The role of hybrid solutions for delivering a sustainable model
11:20–11:50
Session keynote: Public, private and hybrid networks – poor relation or the way ahead for scalable, sustainable and flexible service delivery?
Bart Giordano, SVP and President, CommScope
11:50–12:10
Hybrid models for enterprise
Patrick Bradd, CEO, Ontix
12:10–12:30
Private networks in the real world
David O’Byrne, Senior Business Development Manager, Druid
12:30–13:00
Panel: Private and hybrid solutions – drivers and differentiators
Bart Giordano, SVP and President, Networking, intelligent cellular and security, CommScope
David O’Byrne, Senior Business Development Manager, Druid
Andy McKinnon, Chief Commercial Officer, Ontix
Neil Winrow, VP Sales & Business Development, EdgeQ Inc
Moderated by Julie Bradford, Head of Techno-Economic Analysis at Real Wireless
13:00–14:00
Lunch break and networking
Session six: Real world priorities for digital
14:00–14:20
Connectivity and economic empowerment
Dr. Marika Iivari Visiting Professor, Centre for Digital Transformation, Imperial College Business School Adjunct Professor in Business Analytics and Digital Business, Oulu Business School
14:20–14:40
Evolving enterprise demand
Jenny Obee, Digital Technology Officer, Argent Property Development Services
14:40–15:00
Evolving digital ambitions of governments and policy makers
Rui Inacio, Chief Technology Officer, Vilicom, a BAI Communications UK and Ireland company (soon to be Boldyn Networks)
15:00–15:30
Coffee break and networking
15:30–15:50
Outdoor Small Cells: Creating Connections that Matter in our Towns and Cities
Mike Harrison, Cellnex, Head of Products, Solutions and Marketing, UK
15:50–16:10
Panel: Critical Enterprise Requirements
Stephen Patrick, Director, Cable Free
George Aguilera, Systems Architecture, Crown Castle
Jenny Obee, Digital Technology Officer, Argent Property Development Services
Moderated by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Networks, Analysys Mason and SCF Content Director
16:10–16:30
SCF Market Status Review: Service provider survey results and analysis
Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Networks, Analysys Mason and SCF Content Director
16:30–17:00
Panel: Aligning national digital infrastructure policy with industry business models
Nick Johnson, Director, UKTIN
Mark Reudink, 5G Americas
Mikael Lundman, CEO, Proptivity
Abdulrahman Al Moaiqel, Chief Commercial Officer, TAWAL
Moderated by Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, Small Cell Forum
